Beautiful Budget Art for the Laundry Area

My redecorated laundry area

needed pretty new art.

Of course, it also had to fit within a very small budget.

After all, I didn't want to spend a lot of money

on art that would be hanging in my garage.

I found the perfect art, at the perfect price,

when I was on vacation on Balboa Island earlier this year.

This 2015 Paris calendar was in a shop on the island.

The calendar is printed on archival Italian paper.

All of the vintage images are very pretty -

and definitely worthy of being framed.

I love all things French, including these beautiful pictures.

As an added bonus,

the calendar was marked down by 50%.

Since 2015 was well under way when I found it,

the calendar was only $11

(less than $1 per image!!!).

The images are 11" x 14".

Fortunately, I was able to find the proper size frames

for a great price.

Michael's was having a special deal

on these frames:

3 for the price of 1.

The white frames look good against the

freshly painted walls

("Ocean Air" by Benjamin Moore).

The white also looks good

with the white washer & dryer

and the new white shelves.

The most difficult part was choosing 2 or 3

pictures to use in the laundry area.

I decided I wanted to use pictures that

included blue and had some water imagery.

My first choice was the Paris map

that features the Seine River.

The blue of the Seine is lovely.

I also chose another vintage Paris map to display.
The maps coordinate nicely
and the blue in the center of the image matches well
with the "Ocean Air" paint on the wall.

I hung the framed images on the wall
next to the window
(and, unfortunately, next to the hot water heater).

Come back for my next post
in which I will show you other art
in my laundry area makeover.

 Au Revoir,
Michelle 

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